Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Public Access Design

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Field Guide to Federalism

City Studies

Field Guide to Federalism

Carbon City

City Studies

Carbon City

Is College For Me?

Public Access Design

Is College For Me?

Print A Bet on Debt

In New York City, more than one in six adults – about 1 million people – have at least one student loan. Collectively, these New Yorkers owe $34.8 billion! 

In the spring of 2019, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Elizabeth Peralta and Grace Beniquez’s internship class at the International Community High School (ICHS) in the Bronx to dig deep into the issue of student loan debt and its impact on students and their families. To investigate, students got out of the classroom to speak to community members, interviewed stakeholders working on the issue, and created art to visualize the potential pitfalls of student loans. 

Students created this booklet to teach others what they learned and to help other students and their families navigate the complicated world of student loans and debt. 

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Pay Dirt

City Studies

Pay Dirt

Rent Regulation Rights

Making Policy Public

Rent Regulation Rights

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Don't Get Iced

Public Access Design

Don't Get Iced

Seeking Sanctuary

Urban Investigations

Seeking Sanctuary

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance